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Join in celebrating the legacy of James Baldwin with an exhibition showcasing photographs of Baldwin’s life in Istanbul and his ongoing significance to our culture and struggles for liberation.

Co-curated by Atesh M. Gundogdu.

Thursday, December 12, 2024
6-8 PM
Central Library

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Y.Z. Kami’s solo exhibition “ Night and Day “ opens tonight

Night and Day juxtaposes two distinct bodies of work by Kami: the portrait paintings that have been at the center of his practice for more than three decades, and Night Paintings, a series that he began in 2017.
In conjunction with Endless Prayers, Dome paintings, and other ongoing projects, the Iranian American artist’s oeuvre represents a deep consideration of representation and abstraction, humanism and spirituality.

through February 25, 2023

Jessica Westhafer’s solo exhibition Somewhere That’s Green” is on view
through January 7, 2023

Taking its title from the song “Somewhere That's Green” from the 1982 Off-Broadway musical Little Shop of Horrors, Westhafer’s presentation alludes to an idealized realm that seems realistic and attainable, but that in fact lies just beyond reach. The paintings on view depict memories of childhood events and sites that may or may not have existed.

Louise Lawler’s latest exhibition “NOT ENOUGH TO SEE” is on view

This latest series of dye sublimation prints focuses on images of Jasper Johns' iconic painting Three Flags (1958), taken earlier this year at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Lawler is a steadfast investigator of the making of pictures. Using long exposures, swift camera movements and cropping, Lawler creates abstract images of this well-known motif. Here, these analog techniques both manipulate the image and comment on both perception and the fast-paced flood of images that marks everyday life in the digital era.

through December 23, 2022